We were excited to launch Slipper Friday at the start of term – a brilliant idea that came straight from our School Council and has been backed by our pupils in a show of democracy in action! Last term, the School Council ran a campaign asking whether children would like to wear slippers in school on Fridays. After careful planning and gat ...
We are excited to bring you an update about our resident Woodpecker family! Since our last post, we’ve now spotted both the mum and dad regularly visiting the nest they’ve created in one of our redundant cherry trees. This special tree is right in the middle of our picnic area, so the woodpeckers tend to keep to themselves during the busy ...
What an exciting start to the week at King’s Academy Gomer! Today, we were thrilled to welcome professional scooter rider Terry Price, who wowed the whole school with an incredible stunt show on our playground. This special event was a prize from Sustrans , who kindly rewarded us for winning the Leg it to Lapland active travel challenge ba ...
We are proud to share that our school community has raised a super £164.85 for the MS Society , a charity that supports individuals affected by Multiple Sclerosis and funds vital research into treatment and care. You can find out more about the charity’s work here: https://www.mssociety.org.uk To raise funds, we took part in a non-uniform d ...
On Thursday the whole school attended the BAE Systems STEM Roadshow, held at King’s Academy Bay House. We would like to extend our warmest thanks to our friends at Bay House for hosting such an engaging and relevant event. From AI-generated music videos to hands-on experiences with lidar technology, the children were inspired, energised, a ...
We know that many of our families are concerned about mobile phone use and the apps their children may be accessing. In response to your feedback, we are delighted to share a fantastic opportunity to learn more about this important topic from a true expert. Lee Haywood , founder of Online Safety UK , will be delivering an engaging and inform ...
As part of our PD learning, Year 6 has been discussing body image: what this is, how it can affect people, and what factors may play a part in people’s perception of themselves. As part of this unit, we delved into the topic of prosthetics. The pupils were able to describe what they thought prosthetics were, and give some reasons as ...
You will be aware that The Print and Sew Station, a family owned business located on Stoke Road, is now our official uniform stockist for King’s Academy Gomer. It was wonderful to see their window display proudly showcasing our school uniform alongside the uniform for King’s Academy Rowner — a lovely and welcoming sight for our comm ...
We are absolutely thrilled to share some very exciting news – we have a resident woodpecker living in one of our cherry trees! Although we’ve often spotted her flying around the school grounds, sightings of her at her nest have been much rarer… until now! Can you spot her in the photo below? She has been busy making a home in one of ...
We are excited to share a rare opportunity for families considering a fabulous new school for their child this September. For the first time in many years, we have two places available in our Year 3 cohort at King’s Academy Gomer – a school known for its nurturing environment, high standards, and strong sense of community. At Gomer, we pri ...